Archive - The Plot

Breaking colour rules

Is the way we colour charts about to get a makeover?

Jun 5 •

May 2025

Theory, imitation, practice

What a book written 2 millennia ago can teach us about our work

May 22 •

Your non-linear career path is actually your secret weapon

May 1 •

April 2025

Headlines, not headings

How to write memorable titles for your data graphics

Apr 17 •

Data without numbers

Qualitative data can help you tell a story. Here is how to visualise it.

Apr 3 •

February 2025

How to cater multiple reading styles in long publications

Feb 20 •

Back with story books

A collection of (data) communication books to keep learning

Feb 6 •

December 2024

Complex data, creative charts

A few fun dataviz solutions from a recent project at the studio

Dec 19, 2024 •

November 2024

Three dataviz techniques from election graphics we should use more often

Nov 28, 2024 •

October 2024

My late journey into AI tools—and how that could help you too

Oct 31, 2024 •

Animated futures

Will animated charts take over our craft?

Oct 10, 2024 •

September 2024

How to stay organised (and sane) when life gets hectic

Sep 26, 2024 •

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